All sessions will take place at The Regas Building from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, April 10th

Wednesday, April 17th

Wednesday, April 24th

Wednesday, May 1st

Wednesday, May 8th

Wednesday, May 15th

Price:

Member: $200.00

Non-Member: $600.00

Those who serve as members of a nonprofit board play a unique role and face a host of special challenges. While ultimately responsible for the well-being of the organization, they must lead without crossing the line into organizational management nor becoming “rubber stamps” for staff-developed initiatives.

ABN’s Board Leadership Cohort, led by Dr. Jerry Askew, meets for six weekly interactive sessions and are designed to assist board members to understand board roles, responsibilities and relationships while interacting with and learning from ABN staff and fellow board leaders.

Alliance for Better Nonprofits is recognized by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. Full participation in Creating an Organizational Change Strategy is valid for 3 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

BIO:

Dr. Jerry Askew brings nearly 40 years of nonprofit experience to ABN, having held executive positions in higher education, philanthropy and healthcare. Since arriving in Knoxville in 1985, Jerry has served as Dean of Students and Associate Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs at the University of Tennessee, President of the East Tennessee Foundation and Senior Vice President of the St. Mary’s/Mercy Health Systems. In addition, Jerry has served on the boards of over 40 nonprofit organizations at the local, state and national levels. He received his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MS from the University of Memphis and PhD from The Ohio State University. Jerry is also an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee.

Cancellation Courtesy:
If you wish to cancel your registration, notification of your registration cancellation must be received by email to Eddie Crim at ecrim@betternonprofits.org five business days prior to the class. Please view our full cancellation policy here.

Special Accommodations:
If you require special accommodation in order to attend an ABN training, please contact Eddie Crim at 865-313-2077 or ecrim@betternonprofits.org no less than 5 days prior to the training you wish to attend.

Send 3+ employees and receive the member rate! (Email Annie Brown at abrown@betternonprofits.org.)

We are shaking things up in 2019, and our Spring Conference is a great representation of our new developments. This year's event will be facilitated by Pedal, who specializes in designing products, services and experiences that people love. They accomplish this by uncovering actionable insights into the user’s world - the motivations, wants, needs, and tensions that drive behavior. This new information serves as the inspiration for better ideas that can be prototyped, tested, and refined into sustainable solutions.

Pedal uses a proven framework for innovation called Design Thinking.

Design Thinking is a human-centered process for innovation and program design. It utilizes a multi-phase process beginning with observing the end-user (the people your organization serves), moving towards synthesizing your insights to build prototypes or procedures, and, finally, actively testing your results. It is an active process that does not require a large budget, but can lead to powerful results.

At the end of a design thinking project, you will have developed a solution that doesn’t carry the typical risk of failure because the end-user has informed the entire process. In summary, it is not about finding the solution, but finding the right question or problem to be answered. If you make sure your organization has identified a worthy problem, you will truly be able to change lives.

Cancellation Courtesy:
If you wish to cancel your registration, notification of your registration cancellation must be received by email to Eddie Crim at ecrim@betternonprofits.org five business days prior to the event. Please view our full cancellation policy HERE.

Special Accommodations:
If you require special accommodation in order to attend an ABN event, please contact Eddie Crim at 865-313-2077 or ecrim@betternonprofits.org no less than five days prior.

All sessions will take place at The Regas Building from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Monday, September 9th

Monday, September 16th

Monday, September 23rd

Monday, September 30th

Monday, October 7th

Monday, October 14th

Price:

Member: $500.00

Non-Member: $1,500.00

The Executive Team Cohort, led by Dr. Jerry Askew, will participate in a series of workshops, lectures, and discussions centering on the roles executive team members play in nonprofit organizations. Participants will join fellow executives from across the region, learning new skills, gaining fresh insights and developing the friendship and support of other passionate leaders.

Those who report directly to the executive director play a special role in any nonprofit organization. Neither “the boss” nor frontline staff, those in the “C suite” play a unique and critically important role. ABN’s Executive Team Cohorts meet for six weekly sessions, and are designed to assist participants in developing the individual behaviors, perspectives, and practices that will help ensure their effectiveness as members of a leadership team, while also preparing them to move into the chief executive role should that be a career goal.

Participants will join fellow executives from across the region, learning new skills, gaining fresh insights, and developing the friendship and support of other passionate leaders.

Learning Objectives:

Learn and be able to apply leadership-related psychological theories

Describe the difference between leading and managing

Analyze the actions and behaviors that motivate team members

Develop strategies for leading during financially challenging times

Determine methods for building environments of trust

Develop an executive presence both within and outside the organization

Alliance for Better Nonprofits is recognized by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. Full participation in Creating an Organizational Change Strategy is valid for 3 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

BIO:

Dr. Jerry Askew brings nearly 40 years of nonprofit experience to ABN, having held executive positions in higher education, philanthropy and healthcare. Since arriving in Knoxville in 1985, Jerry has served as Dean of Students and Associate Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs at the University of Tennessee, President of the East Tennessee Foundation and Senior Vice President of the St. Mary’s/Mercy Health Systems. In addition, Jerry has served on the boards of over 40 nonprofit organizations at the local, state and national levels. He received his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, MS from the University of Memphis and PhD from The Ohio State University. Jerry is also an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee.

Cancellation Courtesy:
If you wish to cancel your registration, notification of your registration cancellation must be received by email to Eddie Crim at ecrim@betternonprofits.org five business days prior to the class. Please view our full cancellation policy here.

Special Accommodations:
If you require special accommodation in order to attend an ABN training, please contact Eddie Crim at 865-313-2077 or ecrim@betternonprofits.org no less than 5 days prior to the training you wish to attend.

Establishing criteria for the evaluation/assessment of your present board members.

Identifying the attributes and talents that are needed in new board members to accomplish your Core Values, Vision and Mission for your organization.

Nominating and recruiting new board members.

Develop a snapshot in the form of a PP Presentation of how to do a good board orientation.

ABN Leadership Certificate:

This workshop counts as 3 credits towards the ABN Leadership Certificate. To receive this certificate, a participant must earn 18 credits (six qualifying courses) within a two-year period. Credits are tracked on individual sub-accounts (not admin accounts) as course credit stays with the individual. For more information, contact Eddie Crim at ecrim@betternonprofits.org.

SHRM Credits:

Alliance for Better Nonprofits is recognized by Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. Full participation in Creating an Organizational Change Strategy is valid for 3 PDCs for the SHRM-CPSM or SHRM-SCPSM. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

Level:

This course is intended for intermediate professionals with 1-2 years’ experience in the topic. Please keep in mind, the levels are simply a guideline. Please contact Eddie Crim at ecrim@betternonprofits.org for specific questions about the level of this course.

BIO

Jack Bender graduated from Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas With degrees in Psychology and Business. He completed a Masters in Human Resource Development through University Associates in San Diego, California. Jack spent 37 years in non-profit work with the Young Men’s Christian Association. He began as a program director in Amarillo, Texas for three years. He started the YMCA in a small town (Henderson) in East Texas where he spent six years. Then, became a Branch Executive and Vice President for the Atlanta Metro YMCA where he served eight years. He served on the National Staff of the YMCA of the USA (three years) working with the YMCAs in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. In 1988 be became the Chief Executive Officer of the Knoxville Metro YMCA serving 13 years then returned to the YMCA of the USA working with all the YMCAs in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and South Carolina Before retiring from the YMCA in 2006. Jack retired from the YMCA in 2006 but still consults (part-time) with nonprofit organizations especially in the areas of Board Development; Core Values, Vision and Mission Development and Strategic Goal Development. He is passionate about helping organizations develop processes for involving volunteers. Jack strongly believes that there is no deeper commitment an organization can have than when someone “sincerely” volunteers to assist the organization in fulfilling its Core Values, Vision and Mission. He believes good board development is one of the most if not the most important keys to assuring the long-term future of any nonprofit organization. Jack is a family guy. He has three married children and seven grandchildren. When not spending time with his family or consulting he is involved in church activities, boating (loves the VOL NAVY) and traveling. Jack lives in Knoxville, Tennessee and is convinced that Knoxville and its surrounding areas are the best places in the world to live.

Cancellation Courtesy:
If you wish to cancel your registration, notification of your registration cancellation must be received by email to Eddie Crim at ecrim@betternonprofits.org five business days prior to the class. Please view our full cancellation policy here.

Special Accommodations:
If you require special accommodation in order to attend an ABN training, please contact Eddie Crim at 865-313-2077 or ecrim@betternonprofits.org no less than five days prior to the training you wish to attend.